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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

So I live in a little bubble of small business, doing my thing at home in my bra and pants.

It has its own challenges, and sometimes the juggle feels impossible.

But I cannot imagine how much harder it would be to have a real job.

To have a 'career'.

To get up each day and trek to my workplace in an outfit, dropping my kid off at childcare on the way, trying to seem professional and grown up after 2 hours of sleep with Weetabix on my blouse.

Today's guest knows how this feels, and has built an entire business around helping mums pursue their careers and manage their families as well.

I can't wait to hear her advice.

Tune in to learn:

• How Carina juggles the small business world, and the big corporate international company world while raising two young kids.

• Why Carina takes a more relaxed approach with her parenting style

• How Carina and her husband navigate the organised chaos of work and home life.

• Why finding time for herself is one of Carina's biggest challenges right now

• Why talking with other parents can bring up the parent guilt, and how Carina addresses it.

• How communicating through shared calendars can help your productivity

• Carina's tip for being better with your money.

Useful resources:

• PocketSmith

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

As a fellow human trying to balance parenting and running a business, I know how hard it can be, and I wanted to share some tips I've picked up along the way. These are shorter, snappier episodes to give you quick wins in your day.

Today's episode is all about how to make more money in your business.

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

Do you like creating fabulous new ideas, bringing them to life, and showing your new creations to the world?

Today's guest has built her business on creativity.

But how do you keep those creative juices flowing, run the businessy side of things, and keep up with your family?

Let's find out.

Tune in to learn:

• Why Keneena moved away from corporate management to start her own business

• How Keneena's parenting style shifted and changed over time

• What her work-from-home setup looks like

• What challenges she faced as a mum with young children trying to get work done

• The importance of talking about your work with your partner and kids, and not reducing it to "I just did this"

• How Keneena deals with parent guilt around missing school events

• Keneena's top productivity tip

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

As a fellow human trying to balance parenting and running a business, I know how hard it can be.

This week I want to address your woes in another Agony Aunt episode. I asked members of the Misfit Entrepreneurs Facebook group what their biggest challenges were as business parents.

And today I'll answer one from Bec Slack from CleverStuff. Bec's biggest challenge is:

"When they were younger the feeling of guilt for using daycare when people thought working from home meant they should be with me (noone actually said it, but it was the feeling).

Now they are older it's the guilt of being home and them asking to do something but I still have work to do.

Mind you, their face when I can make an assembly to see them get an award or being able to attend book parade makes up for it.

Juggling is tricky no matter what though. It's not just work Vs kids, it's work Vs kids Vs partner Vs mental health Vs social life Vs hobbies Vs sleep."

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

And we're back, starting the new year talking to one of my favourite humans.

Now I know raising one child while you build your business empire is tough. But I know that in all honesty, I have it easy.

Imagine having a second, third and fourth child (and more). That's so many more lunch boxes to pack, bottoms to wipe and arguments to resolve.

I honestly don't know how today's guest does it. She has not one, not two, but SIX children (and no she does not live in a shoe). She has also been fundamental in building my business and has created her own Audacious empire. How does she manage her time, her mental health and her to-do list? Let's find out.

Tune in to learn:

• What Leanne's family set-up looks like

• How Leanne adjusts her parenting style for each of her kids.

• How she has achieved an incredible sense of calm

• How Leanne balances building her own empire and clients' empires as well.

• Leanne's tips for time-blocking and outsourcing

• The key differences between an Online Business Manager (OBM) and a Virtual Assistant (VA)

• How Leanne deals with parent guilt

• How to be more productive and the importance of understanding your bookkeeping

Useful resources:

• Asana

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

As a fellow human trying to balance parenting and running a business, I know how hard it can be, and I wanted to share some tips I've picked up along the way. These are shorter, snappier episodes to give you quick wins in your day.

Today I want to talk about setting realistic goals in 2024.

Many business coaches talk about setting SMART goals, but what's more interesting to me is writing down whatever thoughts you have, then looking at your list and asking 'why'.

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

When you're a busy working parent, your own happiness can feel like it's at the bottom of a long list. This stage of life doesn't feel like it's about being happy. It feels like it's about survival. Furthermore, any attempts to seek happiness bring out a rash of parent guilt. Self-care feels selfish when you have small humans.

And in business often what we think makes us happy, doesn't. We're driven by ego, peer pressure and a bag full of 'shoulds'. And we find, or I did, that the pursuit of happiness is in fact making us miserable. So in today's episode, we're going to chat about happiness, what it means and how to find it both as a parent and a business owner.

Tune in to learn:

• What Penny's family dynamic is like

• How Penny divides her time between co-parenting and working

• Penny's relationship with her child and how that's changed as they've gotten older.

• How to find happiness through micro-moments and contentment

• How to stop making yourself miserable by comparing yourself to other people

• Penny's top tips to get started on the process towards a happier life

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

As a fellow human trying to balance parenting and running a business, I know how hard it can be, and I wanted to share some tips I've picked up along the way. These are shorter, snappier episodes to give you quick wins in your day.

This week I want to address your woes in another Agony Aunt episode. I asked members of the Misfit Entrepreneurs Facebook group what their biggest challenges were as business parents.

And today I'll answer one from Donelle Dewar. Donelle's biggest challenge is:

Constantly being pulled in multiple directions - trying to keep all the plates spinning, occasionally giving up and just letting one smash to the ground, then feeling like I'm being judged for it.

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Buy your copy of Six Figures in School Hours

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

As you'll know from the book, I think understanding our money is one of the biggest factors in winning this whole Parenting and business battle.

Second only to managing your time.

Because even the most highly productive humans can find themselves struggling financially. Put simply, if you're not able to overcome your money mindset issues and your financial illiteracy, you'll find it's amazingly easy to make no money at all.

So in this episode, I want to give you some practical advice on how to understand your finances, get clear on your budget and work out how much money you actually have.

As well as providing some invaluable tips on how to increase your profit and charge more for your products and services.

Sticking to a budget can be hard, especially if you're overestimating how much money you actually have, and if you're undercharging for your products and services.

Our guest today is an expert in money management who knows how to plug money leaks while juggling a family - and don't worry, I'll for sure ask if she's making six figures in school hours.

Tune in to learn:

• Justine's family set-up and how it works with her business

• What led Justine to train as a BAS agent

• Why Justine moved from retail stores to coaching

• How Justine's parenting style has changed over the years

• Why setting boundaries is so important, for both your family and your business

• The three biggest mistakes small business owners and ecommerce store owners make with their finances

• What the actual essential first purchases in your business are

• How to realistically manage your finances and change your mindset

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1. Personal Branding Workbook

2. Productivity Cheat Sheet

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Six Figures In School Hours Episode:

As a fellow human trying to balance parenting and running a business, I know how hard it can be.

This week I want to address your woes in another Agony Aunt episode. I asked members of the Misfit Entrepreneurs Facebook group what their biggest challenges were as business parents.

And today I'll answer one from Nirelle Bennett, from Gippsland Hypnotherapy all about managing productivity during school holidays.

Listen to all tip episodes here

Buy your copy of Six Figures in School Hours

Freebies:

1. Personal Branding Workbook

2. Productivity Cheat Sheet

3. Join the Misfit Entrepreneurs on Facebook

Join the Digital Marketing Collective membership